Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00102
Kauaʻi Kalia Long-horned Beetle
Plagithmysus ignotus
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About Kauaʻi Kalia Long-horned Beetle
Plagithmysus ignotus is associated with Elaeocarpus, the native tree known as kālia, in the Hawaiian host synthesis.
Natural history and identification
Plagithmysus ignotus is associated with Elaeocarpus, the native tree known as kālia, in the Hawaiian host synthesis. This is a species-specific association within a beetle radiation whose members use many different native plants. The winged adult and wood-associated immature stage occupy different roles in the life cycle. The host record is valuable for understanding its forest dependence, but does not establish which individual trees currently support larvae or the size of the Kauaʻi population.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service / Hawaiʻi DLNR. Kauaʻi-specific conservation taxon retained even if absent from the surfaced modern observation tranche.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Plagithmysus ignotus
- Common names
- Kauaʻi Kalia Long-horned Beetle
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Species of Concern
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Plagithmysus ignotus is associated with Elaeocarpus, the native tree known as kālia, in the Hawaiian host synthesis.